In this episode of Caddyshack to Corner Office, Kai sits down with Michael Bapis, Managing Director with Vios Advisors at Rockefeller Capital Management, to trace his journey from youthful caddie to thought leader in the financial services industry, regularly appearing on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Yahoo Finance. Michael reflects on his early days looping at Salt Lake Country Club, learning life lessons from local legends and PGA pros. He shares colorful memories from working with Jim Flick at Desert Mountain, golfing at the University of Utah, how sports shaped his leadership style, and the mentors who guided him on and off the course, like former Morgan Stanley CEO Philip Purcell. Their conversation spans grit, gratitude, and how caddying helped him build a people first approach to business and life.

In this episode of Caddyshack to Corner Office, host Kai Sato welcomes Jon Orszag, Founding Partner of Econic Partners, an economic consulting firm with a global footprint. He was previously a co-founder of Compass Lexecon, LLC, an economic consulting firm. Prior to entering the private sector, Jon served as the Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Director of the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning. Jon shares his unique journey from caddying at Brooklawn Country Club to advising major corporations on mergers, antitrust matters, and economic strategy. The discussion examines Jon’s remarkable career trajectory — including working with President Clinton at the White House right after graduating from Princeton — and explores his lifelong passion for golf. He reflects on the invaluable lessons golf has taught him, his extensive involvement as a board member of both the TGR Foundation (formerly the Tiger Woods Foundation) and The First Tee, and why he continues to give back to the game he loves. Jon has accomplished the rare feat of playing Golf's Top 100 Courses, where he has also served as a course rater.

Jon currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, as well as the Board of the First Tee (both nationally and in Los Angeles) and the TGR Foundation.  Orszag also serves on the Academic and Regulatory Advisory Council for Coinbase One River Asset Management. Orszag received a M.Sc. from Oxford University, which he attended as a Marshall Scholar. He graduated summa cum laude in Economics from Princeton University, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and was named a USA Today All-USA College Academic Team. He is also a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy.

Rick Reilly is a sportswriter, screenwriter, book author, keynote speaker and inductee into the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. He was presented into it by legendary quarterback John Elway. He was voted National Sportswriter of the Year 11 times over a career that began in 1979. Published in 2003, his book Who’s Your Caddy? brought unparalleled exposure to one of sport’s most unique vantage points. USA Today called Reilly “the closest thing sportswriting ever had to a rock star.” The Sherman Report called Reilly “easily the most read sportswriter of his generation.” The New York Daily News described him “as one of the funniest humans on the planet.” Publishers Weekly called him “an indescribable amalgam of Dave Barry, Jim Murray, and Lewis Grizzard, with the timing of Jay Leno and the wit of Johnny Carson.” Booklist called him “Hands down, the funniest golf writer alive.” For two years, Reilly was the host of ESPN’s "Homecoming With Rick Reilly," a one-hour interview show that has featured Michael Phelps, Elway and Magic Johnson, among many others. From 1985 until 2007, his breezy, hilarious and yet often emotional style graced the pages of Sports Illustrated. For the last 10 there, he wrote the popular “Life of Reilly” column. It was the first signed weekly opinion column in the magazine’s long history. He is “the Tiger Woods of sports columnists,” Bloomberg News said.

Bob Ford was the Head Golf Professional at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania for 37 years and Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach for 21 years. He started working at Oakmont at the age of 20 and by 25 assumed the role of head pro. Ford, a TaylorMade staff pro who recently retired from the company's Presidential Advisory Board, won numerous awards throughout his illustrious career including the USGA Bob Jones award in 2017 and in 2005 he was inducted into the PGA of America Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the Allegheny Kiski-Valley Sports Hall of Fame. Ford’s professional career has included three stints at the US Open, 10 at the PGA Championships and five as a PGA Cup Team member. Additionally, he is a three-time Pennsylvania Open champion and two-time Pennsylvania PGA champion. Ford has been active on several boards, including TaylorMade/Adidas/Maxfli, Polo Ralph Lauren, Arccos, Fownes Foundation and First Tee of Pittsburgh. A co-author of the book Golf; The Body, The Mind, The Game, Ford has also been recognized as a two-time PGA Merchandiser of the Year and the National Professional Club Professional and Player of the Year. Declared by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as “the finest club pro in America,” Ford and his wife Nancy have three children, Kelly, Jay and Chandler.